[Grammar] The problem will not be solved until +tense

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LiuJing

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The problem will not be solved until we (will) have a chance to talk about it thoroughly.

Are both present and future tenses workable in the context?
 

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simple present or present perfect, but no future 'will'
 

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The problem will not be solved until we (will) have a chance to talk about it thoroughly.

Are both present and future tenses workable in the context?

It's possible to have will with a volitional sense in an if/unless clause, but that can't really fit here. I'd say it was unnatural.
 

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You could also use until we have had....
 

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